Morningside Traffic Safety


The Morningside Lenox Park Association Traffic and Safety Committee is committed to making our neighborhood a safer place for all. Traffic calming measures are high on our list, as well ensuring sidewalks, bus stops, and parks are maintained to provide a safe environment.

It has been called to our attention that the following may impede the safety of our neighborhood and we respectfully ask your help in solving the issue by printing the following letter and giving it to neighbors who might be contributing (often unknowingly) to the following:

1. Tree branch/limb obstructing sidewalk
2. Shrubs/bushes obstructing traffic at intersection
3. Shrubs/bushes obstructing MARTA or school bus stop
4. Sidewalk in need of repair
Or other safety hazzards.
At present, MLPA Traffic Committee does not hold regular meetings.  We are, however, putting together an updated email list for all residents who are interested in traffic and safety issues in Morningside/Lenox Park.  Please send requests to be on this list to Carol Ogg, carol.ogg@genzyme.com or Dianne Olansky, olansky@bellsouth.net.

In years past, we have had monthly traffic committee meetings.  Those were usually poorly attended.  We believe that our time would be better spent keeping folks abreast of any current issues and advising you on how to go about finding solutions to problems we have with traffic and safety on the streets you live on.  If you have a safety issue on your street, we will guide you to the proper contacts at the city.  We will assist you in facilitating meetings to address these issues and encourage you to be active in following up on your requests.  

We ask that if you have already requested  traffic calming on your street, please let us know what and when.  We'll keep a log of all such activity in the neighborhood.  

Below is a quick update on old traffic requests (many of them years old) for those interested:

MLPA's Traffic Calming Plan (performed by URS several years ago) which gave traffic calming scenarios for our busiest streets is stalled due to lack of funding.  If and when we identify potential funding, street meetings would have to take place to re-familiarize residents with the plan and to adjust as needed.  At present, the plan is in the city's ASAP (the comprehensive planning document) for NPU F.   Connect Atlanta planners have received a hard copy of this plan for future reference.

Traffic signal at East Rock Springs and N. Pelham/N. Morningside.  City has said this dangerous intersection has met the warrants for a traffic signal but they do not have the money to install a signal.

All way stops at the Lanier/McLynn/N. Morningside intersection.  This idea has been discussed by some of Lanier's residents.  Nothing formal has been requested of the city.

Speed feedback sign on Lenox Road.  This was purchased by MLPA and the city is monitoring it as a test project for potential use on other streets.  

Turn lane and through lanes identified and painted on N. Morningside at N. Highland.  This accomplished by a concerned resident after months of calls to the city.

Radar gun for speed enforcement, bought by MLPA, moved from Zone 2 precinct to Zone 6 precinct (after our neighborhood was relocated to Zone 6).


More information and contacts:

1. City of Atlanta contact: Transportation at 404-330-6501

2. Pedestrians Educating Drivers on Safety
    www.peds.org

     PEDS brings together citizens who want a better pedestrian environment in metro Atlanta. Metro Atlanta is the    
    nation's seventh most dangerous place to